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Percent of Same-sex Couple Households, by State

The following table lists the percentage of same-sex partner households in every U.S. state according to the Census 2000, the 2010 Census and the 2010 American Community Survey. The American Community Survey (ACS) lists its estimates and its margin of error.

Area

Census 2000

2010 Census

Estimate (ACS 2010)

Std. Err. (ACS 2010)

United States

0.563

0.773

0.518

0.006

Alabama

0.467

0.598

0.300

0.039

Alaska

0.532

0.717

0.295

0.086

Arizona

0.649

0.880

0.649

0.053

Arkansas

0.424

0.611

0.360

0.050

California

0.801

0.998

0.726

0.022

Colorado

0.606

0.817

0.618

0.053

Connecticut

0.567

0.784

0.672

0.067

Delaware

0.625

0.979

0.565

0.095

District of Columbia

1.481

1.929

1.172

0.148

Florida

0.648

0.884

0.576

0.029

Georgia

0.642

0.832

0.456

0.036

Hawaii

0.592

0.933

0.779

0.100

Idaho

0.399

0.560

0.315

0.067

Illinois

0.498

0.671

0.414

0.028

Indiana

0.437

0.657

0.402

0.038

Iowa

0.322

0.535

0.372

0.048

Kansas

0.383

0.555

0.330

0.050

Kentucky

0.447

0.673

0.405

0.041

Louisiana

0.532

0.703

0.318

0.039

Maine

0.655

0.970

0.774

0.109

Maryland

0.568

0.788

0.485

0.048

Mass

0.700

1.023

0.829

0.059

Michigan

0.406

0.562

0.389

0.028

Minnesota

0.483

0.657

0.602

0.040

Mississippi

0.456

0.563

0.258

0.048

Missouri

0.430

0.642

0.425

0.037

Montana

0.340

0.560

0.401

0.100

Nebraska

0.350

0.520

0.394

0.059

Nevada

0.662

0.926

0.551

0.072

New Hampshire

0.570

0.893

0.553

0.096

New Jersey

0.542

0.750

0.494

0.044

New Mexico

0.663

0.984

0.701

0.094

New York

0.659

0.892

0.636

0.028

North Carolina

0.517

0.728

0.474

0.033

North Dakota

0.273

0.396

0.292

0.074

Ohio

0.426

0.621

0.402

0.025

Oklahoma

0.429

0.671

0.443

0.047

Oregon

0.670

0.986

0.695

0.070

Pennsylvania

0.443

0.670

0.438

0.028

Rhode Island

0.605

0.886

0.885

0.155

South Carolina

0.496

0.640

0.318

0.041

South Dakota

0.285

0.431

0.181

0.063

Tennessee

0.456

0.655

0.400

0.040

Texas

0.580

0.756

0.493

0.024

Utah

0.481

0.662

0.447

0.055

Vermont

0.803

1.091

0.697

0.109

Virginia

0.511

0.672

0.443

0.039

Washington

0.700

0.927

0.632

0.048

West Virginia

0.396

0.686

0.311

0.054

Wisconsin

0.395

0.598

0.414

0.030

Wyoming

0.417

0.506

0.175

0.069

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 & 2010, and the American Community Survey 2010